Mailiao Power Plant

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Mailiao Power Plant
Location of Mailiao Power Plant
Official name 麥寮電廠
Country Republic of China
Location Mailiao, Yunlin, Taiwan
Coordinates 23°48′N 120°11′E / 23.800°N 120.183°E / 23.800; 120.183Coordinates: 23°48′N 120°11′E / 23.800°N 120.183°E / 23.800; 120.183
Status Operational
Commission date 1999 (Unit 1 & 2)
2000 (Unit 3 & A)
2001 (Unit 5 & B)
2002 (Unit 4)
Construction cost NT$40 billion
(US$1.16 billion)[1]
Owner(s) Mai-Liao Power Corporation
Formosa Petrochemical Corporation
Power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Installed capacity 7 X 600 MW

The Mailiao Power Plant (Chinese: 麥寮電廠; pinyin: Màiliáo Diànchǎng) is a coal-fired power plant in Mailiao, Yunlin, Taiwan.[2] With a total installed capacity of 4,200 MW,[3] the plant is Taiwan's third largest coal-fired power plant after Taichung Power Plant and Hsinta Power Plant.

Owner

The power plant is owned by the Mai-Liao Power Corporation (MPC) and Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC).

Generation

The power plant consists of five 600 MW pulverized coal-fired units owned by the MPC and two 600 MW pulverized coal-fired co-generation units owned by the FPCC. The plant is designed for base load service with the capability for daily startup and shutdown operation per instructions from Taipower's dispatcher center.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.icis.com/Articles/1998/08/04/63784/fpg+mailiao+power+plant+ready+march+99.html
  2. ↑ http://www.gibsin.com.tw/old/Case-MailiaoFPP.pdf
  3. ↑ http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/4138


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